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< Back to Projects University of Houston Garage 1A Owner: University of Houston Architect: Morris Architects Size: 531,000 sq. ft. Category: Garage / Structured Parking This is a 80,000 pre-cast parking garage with a five-level above grade for approximately 1,500 vehicles and an enhanced UH transit center. Transit includes canopy-covered seating area for the shuttle bus loading and drop off zone, equipped with bicycle racks, multimodal center for METRO bus, rail and campus bus transportation. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Rice University Barbara and David Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center Owner: Rice University Architect: F & S Partners Inc. Size: 101,000 sq. ft. Category: Education - Higher Ed The 101,000 square-foot Barbara and David Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center includes an outdoor recreation pool, 50-meter competition pool, outdoor basketball court, and racquetball and squash courts. There are also cardiovascular fitness and weight training areas, as well as a Wellness Center that includes spaces for consultation, education, massage therapy, and acupuncture. Indoor recreational facilities include a 2-court basketball gymnasium, a multi-purpose gymnasium, dance facility, and locker rooms. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Texas Children's Hospital - The Woodlands Campus Owner: Texas Children's Hospital Architect: FKP CannonDesign Size: 550,000 sq. ft. Category: Healthcare (New | Major Addition) The Woodlands facility is a free-standing childrens hospital offering comprehensive patient care. Designed specifically to serve children and their families, the hospital offers inpatient and outpatient specialty pediatric care. The hospital has a 6-story, 30,000-square-foot medical office building; 7-story; 1,200-space parking garage; 5-story, 350,000-square-foot in-patient hospital building; and a 1-story, 30,000-square-foot central plant. The hospital also includes advanced diagnostic imaging, therapeutic, surgical, and ancillary facilities. The central plant provides 2,500 tons of cooling capacity and 15,840 MBTUH heating capacity. The plant is fed from dual redundant 4,000 KVA 480V/3P power services. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects The Blue Triangle Community Center Owner: The Paul Alexander Companies Architect: Gensler & Associates Size: 22,232 sq. ft. Category: Community / Non-Profit The Blue Triangle is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the 3rd Ward area and raising awareness about water safety through our All Mothers Against Drowning or AMAD initiative. The Blue Triangle (formally the first branch of Houston's YWCA), was founded (1919) during World War I. This basis of this organization grew out of the pressing need for a central meeting place where women and girls of color could safely meet, learn and recreate. It opened at 806 Clay Ave. in the old Masonic Building, under the War Work Council, sponsored by the National YWCA. The Blue Triangle is a 2002 Texas Registered Historical Site. Tellepsen was selected as the construction partner for this complete renovation and historic restoration project. The Blue Triangle was recorded as a Texas Historic Landmark in 2002. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects San Jacinto College Central Campus Marcom Building, C2 Owner: San Jacinto Community College District Architect: HKS Size: 36,615 sq. ft. Category: Education - Higher Ed This project was a complete renovation of the San Jacinto Community College C2 Marcom building, which included 50% of the exterior skin and complete roof replacement and demolition of the entire interior of the building, which included abatement of MEP piping and flooring containing asbestos. The build back consisted of 17 classroom, 16 student gathering areas, 2 mechanical rooms, 1 electrical room, and 2 sets of restrooms. Exterior improvements consisted of hardscape and landscape. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Retina Consultants of Texas - Katy Owner: Retina Consultants of Houston Architect: Gensler & Associates Size: 15,500 sq. ft. Category: Healthcare (interiors) RCTX consists of 15,500 square feet of high-end complex finishes including demountable partitions, integrated lighting, several baffle ceiling types and multiple specialty millwork banquettes, walls and curved paneling. The project was completed in 18 weeks while working with the architect to bring the project into budget, and to finalize design elements throughout the initial pre-construction phase. We were able to react swiftly to the clients' changing needs during the project resulting in the team acquiring many finishes that were added during the project and meeting the timeline. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Rice University Tent Structures Owner: Rice University Architect: Sharp Architects Size: 15,000 sq. ft. Category: Education - Higher Ed The project included four enclosed structures, each measuring 3,750 square feet and five additional open side structures at 2,400 square feet each. Components of each of the four enclosed tents included concrete foundations with sidewalks to three entrances; heavy aluminum framing expected to withstand three to five years of use; an exterior layer of Kynar membrane with an interior combined layer of insulation and Kynar membrane; outdoor air handler units with duct sock for supplied air; overhead LED lights and automatic door operators; fully equipped AV capability for presentations and virtual learning. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects C. Baldwin Hotel Renovation Owner: Brookfield Office Properties Architect: Morrison Dilworth + Walls Size: 27,239 sq. ft. Category: Hospitality Brookfield Properties obtained Tellepsen to renovate the exterior facades of the entrance and southern bar. The scope of work consists of the demolition and removal of existing structural steel framing, replacement of glazing systems, MEP rework, the addition of a new north canopy, addition of the south facade and roof, replacement of the south exterior exit staircase, demolish and construct new landscape and hardscape areas. The hotel remained operational while demolition and renovations occur, which required us to create a temporary tunnel entry leading patrons directly to the base of the hotel escalator and then up to the interim guest check-in area on the second floor. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Grace Bible Church Owner: Grace Bible Church Architect: Jackson Galloway Associates, PLLC Size: 62,000 sq. ft. Category: Liturgical / Faith Based Located on an 8.86-acre site in the Heights, the new campus includes three interconnected buildings totaling approximately 43,000 square feet. The Worship Center, which included the foyer, is 12,800 square feet. Adjacent to the Worship Center is two separate two-story buildings opposite each other to form a courtyard with covered walkway connectors. The western wing building of approximately 13,000 square feet would contain large restrooms, a kitchen, a multi-purpose meeting room on the lower floor, and elementary classrooms and gathering space upstairs. The eastern wing building, approximately 17,000 square feet would house administrative offices, high school, and Jr. high student ministry rooms on the upper floor with a first floor dedicated to the nursery. Approximately 3,800 square feet of exterior porch/canopy space are included in this project. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Brookfield Properties Two and Three Allen Center Owner: Brookfield Properties Architect: Morrison Dilworth + Walls Size: 95,000 sq.ft. Category: Office / Corporate (Reposition) The 2 and 3 Allen Center Repurpose Project consisted of the renovation of approximately 95,000 square feet of the first two floors, elevator lobbies, and elevator interiors, construction a new sky bridge connecting the 2 and 3 Allen Centers, as well as replacing all exterior windows on the first two floors. The entire outdoor plaza was waterproofed as it is positioned directly over a parking garage. Additionally, the adjacent hardscape and landscape were redesigned. Some project highlights include the new skybridge, which was constructed over an underground parking structure that required the installation of a steel platform in order to bring materials into the area, the installation of 160 aluminum fins, which were 35 feet long and anodized to create a feature wall in 3 Allen Center, as well as the two feature stone walls in 3 Allen Center, which are clad with stone from Tunisia, Africa. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects University of Houston Durga D. and Sushila Agrawal Engineering Research Building Owner: University of Houston Architect: Stantec Size: 125,000 sq. ft. Category: Education - Higher Ed The University of Houston Multidisciplinary Research and Engineering Building is a four-story, 125,200- square-foot freestanding building. It includes wet engineering research labs, high-field nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer lab, tier-three data center, high performance computational training facilities, high performance computational visualization lab, administrative offices, common areas, and shell space. The facility provides a state-of-the-art infrastructure needed to increase enrollment, faculty, and research funding. It fosters collaboration across the campus by minimizing redundancies and housing core facilities in a single location. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Katy ISD Maurice L. Wolfe Elementary Owner: Katy Independent School District Architect: PBK Architects Size: 96,000 sq. ft. Category: Education - K-12 - ISD Maurice L. Wolfe Elementary, located in Katy Independent School District, is a small school with a proud sense of its own history and traditions. As part of Katy ISDs 2010 Bond Program, the elementary school needed an upgrade to better accommodate the schools 500 students with room for growth. The project included the demolition and rebuild of the 96,000-square-foot elementary school for a more functional and up-to-date campus. The previous design was deteriorating with stability issues and leaking roofs. The new design featured updated, larger classrooms, a gymnasium, a cafeteria, administrative offices, break rooms, a library, and a computer lab. The project also included the replacement of driveways, employee and guest parking, the building exterior, and all associated infrastructure. Tellepsen completed the rebuild while the campus was occupied. The result was a more interactive and up-to-date campus for an enhanced learning environment. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Texas Children's Hospital West Campus - Level 4 PICU Owner: Texas Children's Hospital Architect: Page Size: 21,924 sq. ft. Category: Healthcare (interiors) The TCH West Campus Level 4 PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit) involved the conversion of an existing 21,924 square feet of L4 shell space to 22 rooms for children requiring special needs. One of the greatest challenges of this project was the reconfiguration of the existing underfloor plumbing located in the ceiling space of the Level 3 acute care patient rooms below the future PICU. The original design of the West Campus patient tower levels 2 thru 5 had all patient bathrooms and showers located at the inboard portion of the Patient Rooms but the design of the 4th floor located the patient bathrooms and showers at the outboard portion of the PICU patient rooms along the exterior perimeter of the building. Also affected by the 4th-floor PICU design were all the roof drain primary and overflow piping. In short, all 3rd floor above-ceiling sanitary and storm piping would be relocated to provide for the new 4th-level PICU plumbing drainage systems. This under slab piping relocation was completed in approximately 3 weeks with a construction staff of near 100 individuals working 12 to 15 hours, seven days a week. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects St. Thomas Episcopal Church and School Owner: St. Thomas Episcopal Church Architect: Merriman Holt Architects Size: 113,243 sq. ft. Category: Liturgical / Faith Based Our work with St. Thomas began with creating a Master Plan. The Master Plan is comprehensive and provides facilities that will support significant growth for both the church and the school. Many old, worn-out buildings, several of which flooded in Hurricane Harvey, are replaced with new, larger buildings. The current campus has 106,000 square fee and the Master Plan revises that figure upward significantly to 220,000 square feet. The church, also flooded by the storm, was completely renovated. The Master Plan has a holistic goal of unifying the church and school, with many spaces serving both. The new buildings in the Master Plan are multi-story to provide the needed space for growth and to preserve the open areas on campus that are so important to St. Thomas. The Phase 1 project was completed in the spring of 2022 and includes a 106,000 square-foot, four-story new classroom building, a complete renovation of the church, and a renovation of the lower school building. St. Thomas is in the flood plain, and to meet code requirements the new building is elevated six feet above grade. Structured parking is provided under the building. The addition includes instructional space for middle school and upper school, administration space for church and school, and space for Student Ministry. The architectural character harmonizes with the Mediterranean style of the original buildings, which were inspired by buildings at Rice University. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next